the strengths and the weakness points of mitch albom's the time keeper

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THE STRENGTHS AND THE WEAKNESS POINTS OF
MITCH ALBOM’S THE TIME KEEPER

A FINAL PROJECT
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement
For S-1 Degree in Literature
In English Department, Faculty of Humanities
Diponegoro University

Submitted by:
Bobby Chandra Vinanti Widodo
A2B009002

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY
SEMARANG
2014
PRONOUNCEMENT

The writer states truthfully that this final project is compiled by her
without taking any results from other researches in S-1, S-2, and S-3 and in
diploma degree of any universities. In addition, the writer ascertains that she does
not take the material from other publications or someone’s work except for the
references mentioned.

Semarang, Agustus 2014

Bobby Chandra Vinanti Widodo

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don‟t see the whole staircase.”
 Martin Luther King Jr

“Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.”
 Antony Brandt

“I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.”
 Philippians 4 : 13

“The biggest lie that one can tell is „I do not have any time‟.
The real answer should be „I do not use my time wisely enough to have time”

 Scathach, The Magician

This final project is dedicated to
My beloved family and to everyone
who helped me accomplished this final project.
“Thank you for supporting me.”

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APPROVAL

Approved by,
Project Advisor,
August 2014

Dra. R. Aj. Atrinawati, M. Hum
NIP. 19610101 199001 2 001

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VALIDATION

Approved by,
Strata 1 Final Project Examination Committee
Faculty of Humanities Diponegoro University
On Wednesday, September 17 2014

Advisor,

Dra. R. Aj. Atrinawati, M. Hum
NIP. 19610101 199001 2 001

Reader 1, Reader 2,

Dra. Lubna Sungkar, M. Hum Dra. Arida Widyastuti, M. Hum
NIP. 19521108 198603 2 001 NIP. 19630607 198903 2 001

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Praise be to God Almighty, who has given His strength and blessing for the writer
so this final project on “The Strengths and The Weakness Points of Mitch
Albom’s The Time Keeper” came to a completion. On this occasion, the writer
would like to thank all those people who have contributed to the completion of
this final project.
The deepest appreciation and gratitude is extended to Dra. R. Aj.
Atrinawati, M.Hum., the writer’s advisor, who has given her continuous guidance,
helpful correction, moral support, advice, suggestion, and constructive discussion,
without which it is doubtful that this final project came into completion.
The writer’s deepest thank also goes to the following:
1. Dr. Agus Maladi Irianto, M.A., as the Dean of Faculty of Humanities
Diponegoro University.
2. Sukarni Suryaningsih, S.S., M.Hum., as the Head of English Department.
3. Dr. Suharno, M.Ed, as the writer’s academic advisor.
4. All of the writer’s respectful lecturers, all staff in Academic Section,
Administration Staff, and the Librarian in Faculty of Humanities,
Diponegoro University.
5. The writer’s beloved family, who always give continuous support and
prayer.
6. All friends from the English Department program 2009, especially class A,
(Intan, Yulia, Julianti, Restu, Julidar, Anisa, Muren, Galuh, Vivi, Sharita,
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Dina, Dewi, Danang, Dito, Dino and Aan) for giving the writer a true
inspiration, an endless support, and a memorable lesson of life.
7. All the people who come into her life and have helped the writer during
the process of conducting this final project whose names are not
mentioned here. Thank you very much.
The writer realizes that this final project is still far from perfect. She,
therefore, will be thankful to receive any constructive criticism and
recommendation to make this final project better.
Finally, the writer expects that this final project will be useful to the reader
who hunts something about the true meaning of time in life from the novel.

Semarang, August 2014

The Writer

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE.............................................................................................................. i
PRONOUNCEMENT..................................................................................... ii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION....................................................................... iii
APPROVAL.................................................................................................... iv
VALIDATION................................................................................................ v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................ vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................. viii
ABSTRAK....................................................................................................... ix
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION................................................................ 1
1.1. Background of the Study................................................ 1
1.2. The Objectives of Book Review ................................... 2
1.3. Author’s Biography ....................................................... 2
CHAPTER II SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL ............................................ 4
CHAPTER III REVIEW OF THE TIME KEEPER ………….................... 6

3.1. The Strength of the Book …..………………………... 6
3.1.1. Theme ……………………………………………… 6
3.1.2. Style ………………………………………………... 8

3.2. The Weakness of the Book……................................... 10
3.2.1. Character ……………………………………….….. 10

CHAPTER IV CONCLUSION..................................................................... 16
REFERENCES
APPENDIX i . Author: Mitch Albom
ii. Cover of the Novel: The Time Keeper

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ABSTRAK

Tugas akhir ini membahas tentang novel karya Mitch Albom yang berjudul
The Time Keeper. The Time Keeper adalah sebuah novel yang bercerita
tentang Dor, manusia pertama yang menghitung waktu di bumi. Ia dihukum
di gua karena mencoba mengukur anugrah terbesar dari Tuhan, yaitu Waktu.
Lalu kembali ke dunia, dengan membawa jam pasir ajaib dan sebuah misi
yaitu menebus kesalahannya dengan mengajarkan makna Waktu pada dua
manusia bumi. Dalam tugas akhir ini penulis memberikan ulasan mengenai
kelebihan dan kelemahan novel tersebut. Kelebihan novel tersebut terletak
pada tema dan gaya penulisan, sedangkan karakter merupakan kelemahan
dari novel ini. Tujuannya agar pembaca memahami novel tersebut serta
dapat mengetahui pendapat dari sisi penulis tentang isi novel. Penulis
berharap semoga ulasan mengenai novel ini dapat bermanfaat bagi pembaca.

Kata kunci: The Time Keeper, Waktu, tema, gaya penulisan, karakter,
kelebihan, kelemahan
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Chapter I
INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study
In the world of literary, novel is known as one of the literary work. It is a fictional
story in writing and has intrinsic and extrinsic elements. According to Perrine, a
fantasy story, fiction, or novels are usually based on the experience of the author life
(1966: 41). In a novel, the author makes every effort to show the reader the reality of
life description through the stories contained in the novel.
A fiction is also suggested as an aspect to entertain the reader. Reading a
fiction means we are enjoying the story inside and amusing ourselves. It does not
matter how complicated our experience is, or how complicated a referring life is,
“literature must always be interesting; it must always have a structure and an aesthetic
purpose, a total coherence and effect” (Wellek & Warren, 1973: 212).
The Time Keeper is the newest Mitch Albom‟s work of fiction. The writer will
explain the strength and the weakness of this novel. The interesting theme and the
author‟s simple writing style which are easy to be understood might be the strengths
point of this novel. This novel can urge the readers to find the depth in his simple, yet
imaginative writings. Whereas the weakness point of this novel is in its character.
Each character‟s story seem very close to our daily life, so it is not difficult for us as
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